'Somatic Weaponry' feat in PF?


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D&D 3e had a splatblook feat called 'Somatic Weaponry' which let you do your somatic components for spellcasting with a weapon in your hand (not sure if you had to pick a weapon, or any weapon), so you could dual-wield or weapon-and-shield and still cast spells. Is there anything like this in PF?

Grand Lodge

No.

Still Spell works.

Also, Weapon Cords work.

Drop weapon, cast spell, recover weapon as a swift action.


Recovering a weapon (picking it up off the ground) is a move action. If you instead sheath the weapon, it's a move action to do so.

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MechE_ wrote:
Recovering a weapon (picking it up off the ground) is a move action. If you instead sheath the weapon, it's a move action to do so.

BBT is referring to recovering the weapon via a weapon cord which is a swift action.

I sure do miss some of the 3.5 feats but so far my group has eschewed any 3.5 material...

When you get the cash you could use a Glove of Storing perhaps?

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2 handed weapons:
A recent F.A.Q. frequently asked question

Two-Handed Weapons: What kind of action is it to remove your hand from a two-handed weapon or re-grab it with both hands? Both are free actions. For example, a wizard wielding a quarterstaff can let go of the weapon with one hand as a free action, cast a spell as a standard action, and grasp the weapon again with that hand as a free action; this means the wizard is still able to make attacks of opportunity with the weapon (which requires using two hands).

As with any free action, the GM may decide a reasonable limit to how many times per round you can release and re-grasp the weapon (one release and re-grasp per round is fair).

—Pathfinder Design Team, 03/01/13

As for two weapon fighting or sword and board, weapon cords can handle that.


With a light shield, you can hold the weapon in your shieldhand while you cast, then switch back.


The Arcane Duelist bard can cast with the hand holding his bonded weapon.


One of the Magus archetypes can do it with a sword and shield I believe.

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